Samsung has announced that they’ve sold 2 million Galaxy S II units in South Korea since its launch. All it took was 73 days for Galaxy S II to reach this milestone compared to Galaxy S’ 144 days. Korea’s dominance is clearly evident in the global numbers of Galaxy S II, which was recently confirmed to have sold more than 5 million units worldwide.

Moreover, to celebrate the milestone Samsung will sell battery covers in four different design in limited numbers.

[Sammyhub]

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Samsung has released the Galaxy Tab Android 2.3 update in its home market. The update is available on Kies 2.0 for all Korean Galaxy Tabs, which includes Galaxy Tab on SK Telecom, KT and LG U+. Samsung also confirmed that Android 2.3 update for Galaxy A and Ace will be rolled out later on. Download Kies 2.0

A test carried out by Korea Communications Commission has confirmed that Samsung’s Galaxy A and Galaxy S running on SKT are two smartphones in South Korea that drops least number of calls. The commission conducted the test between October to December of last year after receiving series of complaints related to dropped calls on smartphones.

The commission picked up two bestselling smartphones on each operator and tested the call success rates.

Interestingly, the test found Apple’s iPhone on KT at the bottom of the list with at least 4 out of 100 calls being dropped.

Samsung has announced a Sens RF712 notebook for the South Korean market. The 17.3-inch RF712 is touted as one of the brightest 3D notebooks that features a full HD Super Bright Plus display with 400nits of brightness.

The RF712 is powered by Intel’s second-gen quad-core CPU, AMD HD6650M 2GB GPU, 750GB HDD, Blu-ray drive, 2D to 3D conversion support, USB 3.0, SRS Labs 3D sound. Additionally, the notebook features Fast Start to quickly start the machine from sleep mode and PowerPlus technology that increases the battery life by about three times.

It will sell from May 2 for 2,600,000 (US$2400).

LG Optimus X2, The first smartphone with a dual-core Tegra 2 Processor is already available in Korea. This smartphone runs in Android 2.2 (Froyo) OS. Unfortunately, The smartphone only available in black color at the moment, while the white version of LG Optimus 2X is coming in February. Just for your information the Optimus 2X comes with a 4-inch WVGA screen, 8GB memory (up to 32GB via microSD, 1,500 mAh battery, 8 megapixel rear camera and 1.3 megapixel front camera, and Android 2.2. I can’t wait to see it in US soon. [SP]

Dell has just presented a new Android smartphone in Korea with the Dell Venue Thunders. This new android Smartphones is running on Android 2.2 Froyo and it also comes with a 4.1” Gorilla Glass screen, The device is Keyboard less it’s not the same like the Venue Pro which set to hit USA with Windows Phone 7. This Android smartphone will be sold around 700,000 Won. Along side this new Dell Venue, KT, the Korean carrier also announced the arrival in Korea of the HTC Desire, Vega Xpress and Dell Streak, all running on Android 2.2 [Akihabara]

We have just got a fresh news from Korea, In a press release the South Korean branding of the LG Star (SU660) was revealed. The handset will have a new name as LG Optimus 2X since the device equipped with the dual-core processor. What’s good in it is the device is also equipped with HDMI port, so you’ll be able to play this LG game in a huge screen.
The phone is set to launch in Korea within the next couple of months, so Stay tuned with us. You can watch the video which compare the iPhone 4, LG Optimus 2x, and Samsung Galaxy S after the jump. [Phandroid] Continue Reading

Pantech is the third largest manufacturer in Korea, right after Samsung and LG. Pantech has just unveiled its third Android phone codenamed as IM-A650S Vega, well let’s just call it “Vega”. Pantech Vega packs Android OS 2.1 and 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. The android smartphone only weighs 114 grams and features a 3.7 inch touchscreen AMOLED display with a 480 X 800 pixel resolution, 115.95 x 59.4 x 10.95 mm screen, 5 megapixel camera with recording 720p HD video format, 500 mb of internal memory, a slot for microSD/microSDHC card (8 gb card included and can be upgraded until 32 gb), 3.5 mm headphone jack, T-DMB, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and GPS. The Pantech Vega also able to be used as a portable media device, which means it can play DivX and Xvid video format. The phone will be available in Korea exclusively for SK Telecom. No words on pricing yet. [koreaittimes]

Even the Android Froyo 2.2 is out and tested on Google Nexus One already but it doesn’t mean that all the high-end Android smartphone will be starting to get it now. That’s why Motorola Milestone / Droid has just been introduced in South Korea still running on Android 2.1. The well known Motorola Milestone / Droid comes with a new name, dubbed as Moto QRTY. The Moto QRTY is the same as the Milestone / Droid, the only different is it does have a keyboard with Korean characters.

But don’t worry since the US will get the Froyo Upgrade later this month, so I believe the European Milestone and this brand new QRTY might also get the latest version of Android pretty soon. More details here and press release after the jump. [UV] Continue Reading

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Good news for folks in Korea! HTC Has just announced the launching of HTC HD2 and HTC Desire at a lavish news conference. This Hot handset will be carried by SK Telecom Korea. Alex Liu on HTC’s product marketing team said that “We believe bigger is better,With this screen we believe we took the Windows phone to a whole new level.” I think it will be a big competition between HTC and iPhone sales in Korea, The handset will be available through SK Telecom later this month. [wmpoweruser]

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